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Finland can continue the procedure for joining NATO on its own, without Sweden, against the background of the scandal that began because of the burning of the Koran in Stockholm. According to RBC with reference to the Finnish media, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto announced the possibility of such a scenario.
According to him, Helsinki does not yet have a definite position on this matter, but Finland “has yet to assess the situation if it turns out that Sweden’s application is stuck for a long time.”
Earlier, the minister promised that Helsinki would not join the alliance before Stockholm, since from a military point of view it is important that this happens at the same time.
Haavisto said Finland, Sweden and Turkey, which is blocking the entry of the Scandinavian country into the alliance, will try to arrange a meeting in early spring to review the situation.
Earlier, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Sweden may not wait for support for its application to join NATO from Turkey after the Quran was burned in Stockholm and anti-Islamic protests took place. He stressed that “dirty actions in Sweden” near the Turkish embassy offend not only Muslims, but in general all people, as well as rights and freedoms. At the same time, he added, the Swedish side continues to “support the terrorists” and wait for support to join NATO.
“Will not work. Sweden should no longer expect this support from us,” Erdogan said.
Recall that the Danish politician and lawyer Rasmus Paludan, who heads the anti-Islamic Hard Course party, burned a copy of the Koran in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm on January 21. The next day, Turkish citizens staged a response protest at the Swedish Consulate General in Istanbul and burned the Swedish flag.
Source: Rosbalt
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